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baseballduck · 1 December 2005, 11:00 AM

I know it's a crazy question, but I don't know what one is. I'm always seeing it and I'm usually like WTF? I have heard JJ's explanation once and it was wanker in slumberland. I'll take it that that's not what it means.

Thanks, Tyler

mailman · 1 December 2005, 01:13 PM

Hey Tyler, how are things, ya WIS. Not wuss like you'd call your buddies in school

Actually WIS is an acronym for Watch Idiot Savant. Like rainman (if a hijack doesn't happen here it never will) Don't worry young friend even though I am one I didn't know what it was six months ago. I found out by asking. Have a good one.

Here's a pic of mine for you.

BruceS · 1 December 2005, 01:47 PM

Wow. A straight answer the first time. I'm impressed

dman · 1 December 2005, 01:51 PM

Isn't a WIS a person who obsesses about watches, buys many of them (some sell as many) and basically is a nice way to call a person a watch nerd? I seem to fit said description.

BruceS · 1 December 2005, 01:52 PM

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Isn't a WIS a person who obsesses about watches, buys many of them (some sell as many) and basically is a nice way to call a person a watch nerd? I seem to fit said description.

Yeah same thing

dman · 1 December 2005, 01:53 PM

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Yeah same thing

The only people who refer to WIS are us. I figure it is nicer than calling ourselves freaking watch nerds.

JJ Irani · 1 December 2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballduck

I know it's a crazy question, but I don't know what one is. I'm always seeing it and I'm usually like WTF? I have heard JJ's explanation once and it was wanker in slumberland. I'll take it that that's not what it means.

Thanks, Tyler

Tyler,

After listening to all that BS, don't you think my explanation made more sense?

pensivedoc · 1 December 2005, 03:57 PM

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Actually WIS is an acronym for Watch Idiot Savant. Like rainman (if a hijack doesn't happen here it never will)

Yea, hijack, definitely hijack. I'm an exellent driver. Kmart sucks.

padi56 · 1 December 2005, 06:46 PM

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The only people who refer to WIS are us. I figure it is nicer than calling ourselves freaking watch nerds.

And so eloquently put Daren.

mailman · 1 December 2005, 08:30 PM

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Yea, hijack, definitely hijack. I'm an exellent driver. Kmart sucks.

Rockrolex · 2 December 2005, 12:05 AM

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And so eloquently put Daren.

Yes, Daren certainly has a way with words. Now if he could only learn to use them properly.

dman · 2 December 2005, 12:29 AM

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Yes, Daren certainly has a way with words. Now if he could only learn to use them properly.

Oh, Ed, are you back so soon?

2 December 2005, 12:40 AM

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Oh, Ed, are you back so soon?

Was Ed gone.

dman · 2 December 2005, 12:41 AM

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Was Ed gone.

Did you notice how pleasant it had been?

2 December 2005, 12:52 AM

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Did you notice how pleasant it had been?

I thought that was cuz of all the PMs from Dina.

Goodwatch · 2 December 2005, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by baseballduck

I know it's a crazy question, but I don't know what one is. I'm always seeing it and I'm usually like WTF? I have heard JJ's explanation once and it was wanker in slumberland. I'll take it that that's not what it means.

Thanks, Tyler

Tyler, questions you DON'T ask are crazy or dumb. This is the best thing you can do: just ask

The "wise idiot" is actually a fitting name for this bunch of, errr, nice people with an extraordinary keen interest in watches and having a good time. I prefer watchgeek

Kim Peek was the person after whom the movie Rain Man was made. Able to memorize the complete NYC telephone directory but unable to find his way home from 2 blocks away.

2 December 2005, 04:09 AM

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unable to find his way home from 2 blocks away.

Ahhh that's why Frans can relate.

Goodwatch · 2 December 2005, 04:16 AM

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Ahhh that's why Frans can relate.

I can't find home if I'm home

Ask Anne, I'm terrible at this. Outside my own city I'm lost. If I go into a shop and come out again, I'm lost

2 December 2005, 04:18 AM

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I can't find home if I'm home

Ask Anne, I'm terrible at this. Outside my own city I'm lost. If I go into a shop and come out again, I'm lost

Maybe you need to buy a Rolex Explorer...

And when you figure out how to get home, you can progress to an Explorer II.

dman · 2 December 2005, 05:26 AM

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I can't find home if I'm home

Ask Anne, I'm terrible at this. Outside my own city I'm lost. If I go into a shop and come out again, I'm lost

Just follow the smell of cannibus, should lead you right there.

Goodwatch · 2 December 2005, 05:29 AM

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Just follow the smell of cannibus, should lead you right there.

What is cannibus?

dman · 2 December 2005, 05:32 AM

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What is cannibus?

Damn, it's too late, the brain cells are already gone.

I have lost my ability to spell.

BruceS · 2 December 2005, 06:18 AM

Tyler, below you will find two typical examples of WIS. Beware my young friend. Find another interest before it's too late

dman · 2 December 2005, 06:35 AM

Goodwatch · 2 December 2005, 06:40 AM

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Indeed:

BruceS · 2 December 2005, 06:42 AM

What have you done with George and Ringo?

Goodwatch · 2 December 2005, 06:46 AM

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What have you done with George and Ringo?

Let them figure it out, I'm expecting them any moment now

baseballduck · 2 December 2005, 06:55 AM

Thanks for the explanation guys. Well actually thanks Paul.

Tyler

dman · 2 December 2005, 07:01 AM

LOL Frans!!

Uncle-AJ · 2 December 2005, 07:18 AM

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I can't find home if I'm home

Ask Anne, I'm terrible at this. Outside my own city I'm lost. If I go into a shop and come out again, I'm lost

Frans I have a confession to make. The first time Brenda and I visited Holland we hired a car from the airport. Driving to Amsterdam we checked the road signs and noted they said Outgang. I asked Brenda to check the map for this place and she could not find it. The next sign said Outgang again and she still could not find it on the map. It wasn't till a couple of days later I was leaving a toilet and on the way out there was a sign saying Outgang. We still laugh about it today.

Another thing about Amsterdam was we drove from the hotel to the city centre every night but when it was time to go home we could never find the way back to the hotel. We kept ending up at the gates of the Amstel brewery after a trip through the red light district. I was about to stop a taxi and pay him to lead us home but in the end we managed it.

1 December 2005, 11:00 AM	#1
baseballduck "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Tyler Location: Pinehurst NC Watch: Explorer 214270 Posts: 1,018	What is a WIS? I know it's a crazy question, but I don't know what one is. I'm always seeing it and I'm usually like WTF? I have heard JJ's explanation once and it was wanker in slumberland. I'll take it that that's not what it means. Thanks, Tyler __________________ Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet. Member #84

1 December 2005, 01:13 PM	#2
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	Hey Tyler, how are things, ya WIS. Not wuss like you'd call your buddies in school Actually WIS is an acronym for Watch Idiot Savant. Like rainman (if a hijack doesn't happen here it never will) Don't worry young friend even though I am one I didn't know what it was six months ago. I found out by asking. Have a good one. Here's a pic of mine for you. __________________ JJ

1 December 2005, 01:51 PM	#4
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Isn't a WIS a person who obsesses about watches, buys many of them (some sell as many) and basically is a nice way to call a person a watch nerd? I seem to fit said description. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

2 December 2005, 06:35 AM	#24
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	__________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

2 December 2005, 06:55 AM	#28
baseballduck "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Tyler Location: Pinehurst NC Watch: Explorer 214270 Posts: 1,018	Thanks for the explanation guys. Well actually thanks Paul. Tyler __________________ Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet. Member #84

1 December 2005, 01:47 PM	#3
BruceS "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Sir Daft Location: Cornwall, UK Watch: Too many Posts: 2,464	Wow. A straight answer the first time. I'm impressed

2 December 2005, 06:18 AM	#23
BruceS "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Sir Daft Location: Cornwall, UK Watch: Too many Posts: 2,464	Tyler, below you will find two typical examples of WIS. Beware my young friend. Find another interest before it's too late

2 December 2005, 06:42 AM	#26
BruceS "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Sir Daft Location: Cornwall, UK Watch: Too many Posts: 2,464	What have you done with George and Ringo?

2 December 2005, 07:01 AM	#29
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	LOL Frans!! __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

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